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Innocence at Risk: A Father-Daughter Dialogue on Protecting Childhood in the Age of Algorithms

19 August 2026

Pallavi Priya

Written by lawyer Aishwarya Srivastava and her father, retired IPS officer Dr Shailendra Srivastava, Innocence at Risk explores cybercrime, algorithms,...

Features

Beyond Avlokan: Who Will Audit India’s International Tax Administration? (Part-2)

19 August 2026

Indian Masterminds Bureau

Written by P Sesh Kumar, the article examines the accountability gaps in India’s international tax administration...

Change Makers

From Conflict to Conservation: How IFS Manish Singh Is Reimagining Forest Protection in Pilibhit

18 August 2026

Ayodhya Prasad Singh

From reducing human-wildlife conflict to empowering forest-edge communities, IFS officer Manish Singh...

Change Makers

From Extinction’s Shadow to a Sacred Stronghold: How Kalyan Sagar Is Saving the Black Softshell Turtle

18 August 2026

Pallavi Priya

Under the leadership of IFS officer H. Vignesh, Kalyan Sagar’s turtle conservation moved from fragmented...

Features

Is India’s International Tax System Measuring Activity or Accountability? (Part 1)

18 August 2026

Indian Masterminds Bureau

Written by P Sesh Kumar, this two-part analysis examines whether India’s international tax administration...

Must Read

Census 2027: Centre Notifies 40 Questions, Caste, Aadhaar, Bank Accounts and COVID-19 Vaccination Included

14 August 2026

Who Is Aunjaneya Kumar Singh? UP IAS Officer Gets No Extension After 7 Deputation Extensions, Moradabad DM Takes Charge

15 August 2026

Odisha DGP Appointment: Who Is Vinaytosh Mishra? 1993-Batch IPS Officer Appointed Acting DGP After Khurania’s Retirement

14 August 2026

Videos

Harmeet Singh IPS: The Historian Who Became Assam’s Top Cop, From Insurgency to Cybercrime

12 August 2026

Bhakti Kothari

‘My Path Has Not Been Straight’: Shakeel Ahmad Ganie’s Journey to the IRS

11 August 2026

Pallavi Priya

The Man Who Policed Kosovo, Guarded Ladakh and Now Leads Uttarakhand Police | DGP Deepam Seth

8 August 2026

Bhakti Kothari

PSU News

IREDA CMD Bijay Kumar Mohanty Honoured with CSR Lifetime Achievement Award at BridgeBharat 2026

19 August 2026

Western Coalfields Signs MoU with BAIF to Boost Rural Livelihoods of 4,800 Families in Nagpur

19 August 2026

BPCL Approves ₹5,000 Crore Fundraising Through NCDs in Up to 10 Tranches

18 August 2026

LIC Re-Designates Madhu V. S. as Additional Director at Management Development Centre, Mumbai

18 August 2026

BDL Appoints Ankush Munjal, Vandana Agarwal and Pankaj Joshi as Independent Directors for Three Years

18 August 2026

RailTel Secures ₹166.80 Crore EPFO Work Order to Extend IaaS Services for One Year

18 August 2026

PNB and IRCON Sign MoU to Provide Exclusive Salary and Pension Account Services for Employees

18 August 2026

BEML Appoints 3 New Independent Directors to Strengthen Board and Enhance Strategic Oversight

18 August 2026

Defence News

India-Armenia Defence Ties: Defence Secy Rajesh Singh Visits Yerevan as Pinaka, Akash Deals Deepen Strategic Partnership

19 August 2026

TCS-Rolls-Royce Hydrogen Propulsion Achievement

TCS and Rolls-Royce Complete Full Flight Simulation Using 100% Hydrogen Fuel

18 August 2026

What Is the Indian Army's MUM-T System and Why the Indian Army Is Investing in This Technology

18 August 2026

What Is Project VEDA? How It Strengthens India's Space Security and Military Readiness

18 August 2026

Judiciary News

Kerala HC Summons Home Secretary Over Delay in Probe Against ADGP S Sreejith

19 August 2026

Kerala HC Defers Trial Against IAS Sriram Venkitaraman in KM Basheer Death Case - Know Him

19 August 2026

What Did the Supreme Court Say About Black Money in Elections? Key Directions Explained

18 August 2026

Supreme Court New Guidelines on NDPS Bail: Full List of 13 Directions Explained

18 August 2026

CSR News

IREDA CMD Bijay Kumar Mohanty Honoured with CSR Lifetime Achievement Award at BridgeBharat 2026

19 August 2026

Western Coalfields Signs MoU with BAIF to Boost Rural Livelihoods of 4,800 Families in Nagpur

19 August 2026

NEEPCO Partners with CIPET-CSTS Guwahati to Train 141 Unemployed Youths in Polymer Technology

18 August 2026

BEL Strengthens Kotdwar Healthcare Infrastructure with Mammography Machine Under CSR Initiative

18 August 2026

Opinion

Features

Beyond Avlokan: Who Will Audit India’s International Tax Administration? (Part-2)

Indian Masterminds Bureau

Features

Is India’s International Tax System Measuring Activity or Accountability? (Part 1)

Indian Masterminds Bureau

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Beyond Bureaucracy

How Gujarat Built India's Most Powerful Industrial Machine

2 August 2026

Indian Masterminds Bureau

How a biennial global summit - Vibrant Gujarat - that changed the rules of investment forever.

How AI, Blockchain and Quantum-Ready Tech Are Transforming India's PDS

28 July 2026

Sharad Gupta

For seven decades, India’s Public Distribution System (PDS) was synonymous with leakage, ghost...

Politics Without Politicians? How Retired IRS Officer Sanjay Gahlot Wants to Reimagine Democracy

24 July 2026

Pallavi Priya

Drawing from decades in the Army and the Indian Revenue Service, retired IRS officer Sanjay Gahlot explains...

UPSC Stories

A Failed Prelims, A Fractured Leg & One More Shot: How Prachi Jain Made AIR 714

13 August 2026

Bhakti Kothari

Prachi Jain secured AIR 714 in UPSC CSE 2025 after setbacks, injury and two interviews, and now prepares...

From 10 SSB Setbacks to UPSC CAPF AIR 191: Abhay Pratap Singh’s Journey in Uniform

12 August 2026

Muskan Khandelwal

After 10 SSB setbacks, postal department job and two CAPF attempts, Abhay Pratap Singh cleared UPSC CAPF...

From Engineering Desks to the Uniform: The Inspiring Journeys of UPSC CAPF 2025’s Top 5 Toppers

11 August 2026

Ayodhya Prasad Singh

Sheershoo Deb, Aryan Sheoran, Akanksha Vishwakarma, Rohan and Harsh Shankarlal Solanki prove that there...

Social Media

Odisha IPS Officer Calls for Accountability, Says Indians’ Conduct Abroad Could Affect Visa Policies

1 June 2026

‘Visa Rules Getting Tougher’: IPS Officer Arun Bothra Warns Against Indians’ ‘Uncouth’ Behaviour Abr...

IIT Roorkee Alumnus and IFS Officer Himanshu Tyagi Explains Why Tigers Sleep 16–20 Hours a Day

9 May 2026

“Tigers Understand Calorie Math Better Than Humans,” Says 2020-Batch IFoS Officer Himanshu Tyagi

“We Will Pay a Heavy Price”: IFS Officer Warns as Bengaluru Faces Unusual Heat

28 April 2026

Bengaluru Heatwave Sparks Concern as IFS Officer Flags Deforestation and Urbanisation Impact

Book Reviews

Innocence at Risk: A Father-Daughter Dialogue on Protecting Childhood in the Age of Algorithms

19 August 2026

Pallavi Priya

Written by lawyer Aishwarya Srivastava and her father, retired IPS officer Dr Shailendra Srivastava,...

A Rainy Mumbai, a Gentle Giant and Two Best Friends: The World of Rain Holiday

15 August 2026

Yauvanika Chopra

A tender, imaginative tale of friendship, emotions and childhood, where a gentle giant named Mighty becomes...

The Hindi Heartland: Ghazala Wahab’s Provocative Study of Caste, Religion and India’s Changing Politics

8 August 2026

Dr. Sanjeev Chopra

Ghazala Wahab’s The Hindi Heartland explores caste, religion, politics, history and polarization across...